Ladybugs that you can eat! A fun snack your kiddos will love to help make and be happy to eat!
Ingredients:
Cream cheese
Round crackers Cream cheese
Grape or cherry tomatoes, quartered
Small pitted black olives, drained
Balsamic glaze or black piping gel (gel can be found in the baking aisle)
Lettuce for garnish, optional
Directions:
1. Spread crackers with cream cheese.
2. Place two tomato pieces on top of the cream cheese for the ladybug wings.
3. Using a toothpick, make black dots on each tomato "wing" using the balsamic glaze or black gel.
4. For the head, place one olive at the top-center of the wings.
5. Arrange on a platter lined with lettuce leaves.
6. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
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2. Place two tomato pieces on top of the cream cheese for the ladybug wings.
3. Using a toothpick, make black dots on each tomato "wing" using the balsamic glaze or black gel.
4. For the head, place one olive at the top-center of the wings.
5. Arrange on a platter lined with lettuce leaves.
6. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
LIKE THIS ARTICLE: Sandy Springs Dunwoody Macaroni Kid is a free weekly newsletter and website focused on fun family events and information in Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Chamblee, and Doraville. We gather together all kinds of local family events and activities each week, and add useful information about classes, family-focused businesses, book and product reviews, recipes, crafts, school and camp guides and more. We proudly serve families in Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Chamblee, and Doraville! Sandy Springs Dunwoody Macaroni Kid is full of useful local information like this PLUS tons of kid-friendly events on our event calendar. Have an event you'd like submitted to our calendar for consideration? Submit an event here. Like what you see here and want to get all the fun delivered to your inbox weekly? Subscribe to our FREE weekly e-newsletter for 411 on local family fun!
